Off the coast of Yeşilköy, the tanker named THERESA SUCCESS, a Tuvalu-flagged 181 meter long and 32 meter wide, which went aground yesterday was refloated around 11 am in the morning.
Tanker THERESA SUCCESS refloated
Off the coast of Yeşilköy, the tanker named THERESA SUCCESS, a Tuvalu-flagged 181 meter long and 32 meter wide, which went aground yesterday was refloated around 11 am in the morning.
Since the rescue operations did not started as the rescue agreement was not accepted by the shipmaster in a reasonable time, it was reported that the Istanbul Harbor Master ordered "Ex-officio Rescue Operation" on 18 February at 18:00.
Kurtarma 2 'tugboat belonging to the General Directorate of Coastal Safety until the morning continued the towing all night and Kurtarma 2 and Kurtarma 7 with the assistance of Mehmetçik tugboat Nene Hatun salvage vessel the refloating operation was completed.
Coastal Safety 3 Boat, ensuring the safety of the environment, as of 10:30 under the management of the salvage master the operation was given a start.
The incident took place on the date of 16.02.2019 off Yeşilköy. While the tanker THERESA SUCCESS, which was on anchor, was stranded, the Coastal Safety 3 boat, the Kurtarma 2 tugboat and the Nene Hatun rescue ship belonging to the General Directorate of Coastal Safety were transferred to the scene.
Ship Details:
MO: 9112753
MMSI: 572415210
Call Sign: T2CN4
Flag of Tuvalu [TV]
AIS Ship types: Tanker
Gross Tonnage (GRT): 26218
Detveyt: 46074 t
Full Size x Full Width: 181m × 31.98m
Year of Construction: 1996
